Opinion

Really old jokes Here's a joke from Page 4 of the Nov. 10, 1829, Arkansas Gazette: by Celia Storey - May 20, 2019

OLD NEWS: William Woodruff put some funny stuff in his newspaper back in the day If you're following the daily Gazette 200 Pages From the Past, you're at least looking at a page a day from the earliest editions of the Arkansas Gazette. by Celia Storey - May 20, 2019

CUPP: Elizabeth Warren the mirror image of Donald Trump Punishment and revenge are big motivators for the current president of the United States. It's one of the things many of us lament the most: Donald Trump's corr... by S.E. CUPP Tribune Content Agency - May 20, 2019

GROSSMAN: Julian Assange is no hero, so let's not turn him into one Some have suggested that the founder of WikiLeaks, who recently was sentenced in Britain to 50 weeks in jail for jumping bail seven years ago, should be viewed ... by STEVEN P. GROSSMAN The Baltimore Sun - May 20, 2019

CRAIG WILSON: Fraying fabric Since 2010, 44 rural hospitals have closed in states surrounding Arkansas. Unfortunately, closure No. 45 in the region hit home when the De Queen Medical Center... by Craig Wilson Special to the Democrat-Gazette - May 20, 2019

BRADLEY R. GITZ: Less democracy, please Democracy is surely the best system yet devised to manage the political affairs of a free people, perhaps even, as Francis Fukuyama claimed in The End of Histor... by Bradley R. Gitz - May 20, 2019

Letters Strange enthusiasm May 20, 2019

PHILIP MARTIN: The Voodoo Man On June 18, 1977, in the chapel of the House of Hutchinson Funeral Home in Alexander City, Ala., Rev. Willie Maxwell attended his 16-year-old stepdaughter's fun... by Philip Martin - May 19, 2019

Christians who support Trump If your child needed care and the best surgeon had cheated on his wife, maybe more than once, would you let him operate? by CHRIS BUSKIRK American Greatness - May 19, 2019

Earth’s population bomb is fizzling For more than two centuries, thoughtful people have been worrying that rising populations would overtax the world’s resources. “The power of population is so s... by JUSTIN FOX BLOOMBERG - May 19, 2019

Republicans' Senate advantage The Senate is a problem for Democrats. by JAMELLE BOUIE New York Timess News Service - May 19, 2019

Battling surprise medical bills Only in health care do consumers routinely buy goods and services without having any idea what the prices are. by JON HEALEY Los Angeles Times - May 19, 2019

KAREN MARTIN: Reconfiguring Memorial Day weekend What are you going to do over Memorial Day weekend? If your go-to event has always been RiverFest, you'll need to come up with another plan. by Karen Martin - May 19, 2019

The Titan missile silo disasters Two of the most serious disasters to plague the Titan II missile program during the Cold War occurred in Arkansas. by Tom Dillard - May 19, 2019

RICHARD MASON: Aussies, quails, turkeys, and Bradford pear trees To the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission: by RICHARD MASON Special to the Democrat-Gazette - May 19, 2019